Ruth 2

Sermon Notes:

1) The Redemptive Background You Need to Know, 2, 20b

2) The Chance Meeting You Happen to See, 1-7

3) The Worthy Protector You Long for, 8-17

4) The Unfolding Revelation that Keeps You Reading, 17-23

Reflection questions:

1. Gleaning (Dt. 24:19; Ruth 2:2ff) could be seen as extension of the command to love your neighbor as yourself, loving with one’s possessions (See Leviticus 19:18 and 19:9-10). How can we do this today in a non-agricultural society? Consider this suggestion: “We must deliberately plan our financial lives to have extra left over to give to those in need.” (DeYoung and Gilbert, What is the Mission of the Church?, 144.) Also consider Ephesians 4:28

2. How do you see Boaz’s generosity and character in this story? Does it make you think of anyone else who gives far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think (Eph 3:20)?

3.In what ways are you doubting that God can provide for you – finances, protection, spiritual nourishment, or something else? Are you doubting that God’s grace is greater than all your sin, or all your need?